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Roman Catholic Diocese of Nocera Umbra Gualdo Tadino

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The Diocese of Nocera Umbra was a Roman Catholic diocese in Umbria, Italy.

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In 1915 the Diocese of Nocera Umbra was united with the Diocese of Gualdo Tadino to form the Diocese of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino. In 1986 this was united with the Diocese of Assisi, to become the Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino.

History

The first authentic Bishops were Felix (412), Aprilis (499) and Liutardus (824); others were:

  • St. Rinaldo de Comitibus (1217) and Blessed Filippo Oderisi (1285), monks of Fonte Avellana; Blessed Alessandro Vincioli, O.M. (1363);
  • Thomas II, Bishop of Nocera, bishop from Acerno who served in Apulia in the 14th century
  • Giovanni Marcolini (1446), who restored the cathedral;
  • Varino Favorino (1514), a humanist;
  • Gerolano Mannelli (1545), founder of the seminary;
  • Marco Battaglini (1690), diocesan historian;
  • Francesco Luigi Piervissani (1800), exiled in 1809 because he refused the oath of allegiance to Napoleon.
  • Diocese of Nocera Umbra

    Erected: 5th Century
    Latin Name: Nucerinus

  • Giacomo Minutoli (12 Oct 1472 - 17 Aug 1476 Appointed, Bishop of Agde)
  • Giovanni Cerretani (17 Aug 1476 - Jul 1492 Died)
  • Giacomo Breuquet (31 Aug 1492 - 25 May 1498 Died)
  • Matteo Baldeschi (degli Ubaldi) (28 May 1498 - 28 Jul 1508 Appointed, Bishop of Perugia)
  • Ludovico Clodio (28 Jul 1508 - Jul 1514 Died)
  • Guarino Favorino, O.S.B. (30 Oct 1514 - 1 May 1537 Died)
  • Angelo Collocio (1 May 1537 - 15 Jun 1545 Resigned)
  • Girolamo Mannelli (15 Jun 1545 - 21 Feb 1592 Died)
  • Roberto Pierbenedetti (4 Mar 1592 - 4 Jun 1604 Died)
  • Virgilio Fiorenzi (Fiorentini) (27 Jun 1605 - 9 Dec 1644 Died)
  • Orazio Giustiniani, C.O. (16 Jan 1645 - 25 Sep 1646 Appointed, Librarian of the Vatican Library)
  • Mario Montani (25 Jun 1646 - 31 Dec 1668 Died)
  • Giovanni Battista Amati (5 Aug 1669 - Oct 1689 Died)
  • Marco Battista Battaglini (17 Apr 1690 - 8 Jun 1716 Appointed, Bishop of Cesena)
  • Alessandro Borgia (1 Jul 1716 - 20 Nov 1724 Appointed, Archbishop of Fermo)
  • Giovanni Battista Chiappé, O.S.H. (20 Nov 1724 - Mar 1768 Died)
  • Francesco Lorenzo Massajoli (19 Sep 1768 - 6 Oct 1800 Died)
  • Francesco Luigi Piervisani (22 Dec 1800 - 15 Jan 1848 Died)
  • Francesco Agostini (14 Apr 1848 - 4 Feb 1861 Died)
  • Antonio Maria Pettinari, O.F.M. (21 Dec 1863 - 18 Nov 1881 Appointed, Archbishop of Urbino)
  • Rocco Anselmini (27 Mar 1882 - Aug 1910 Died)
  • Nicola Cola (26 Aug 1910 - 14 Apr 1940 Died)
  • Diocese of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino

    United: 2 January 1915 with the Diocese of Gualdo Tadino
    Latin Name: Nucerinus-Tadinensis
    Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Perugia

  • Domenico Ettorre (1 Jul 1940 - 31 Oct 1943 Died)
  • Costantino Stella (18 Jan 1945 - 5 Jul 1950 Appointed, Archbishop of L'Aquila)
  • Giuseppe Pronti (1 Jan 1951 - 3 Feb 1974 Died)
  • Dino Tomassini (12 Dec 1974 - 30 Jul 1980 Died)
  • Sergio Goretti (14 Dec 1980 - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Bishop of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino)
  • 30 September 1986: United with the Diocese of Assisi to form the Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino

    References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino Wikipedia